Singles - Third Round: (4) Petra Kvitova def. Nina
Bratchikova 6-2 4-6 6-1
Every step forward for Petra Kvitova seems to be matched
by at least a half step back, but at least she is
winning. She is still at #4, though.

Singles - Third Round: (7) Li Na def. Christina McHale
3-6 6-2 6-1
Amazingly, defending champion Li Na may stay Top Ten
after all. This keeps her ahead of Vera Zvonareva. The
only player still with a reasonable chance to catch her
is Dominika Cibulkova. Christina McHale won't quite make
the Top Thirty.

Singles - Third Round: Varvara Lepchenko def. (14)
Francesca Schiavone 3-6 6-3 8-6
Last year, defending her title, Francesca Schiavone
didn't look at all good in the final. This year, she
found another way to look bad. This will cost her her
Top 25 ranking. Varvara Lepchenko is just below the Top
Fifty.

Singles - Third Round: Klara Zakopalova def. (22)
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-3 7-5
Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova's ongoing slump leaves her
still below the Top Thirty. She is just barely above
Klara Zakopalova, who is up to probably #35.

Singles - Third Round: (23) Kaia Kanepi def. (9)
Caroline Wozniacki 6-1 6-7(3-7) 6-3
No doubt Caroline Wozniacki will be glad to see the end
of this clay season. She should gain a spot or two, but
there isn't much evidence that she is turning this
season around. Kaia Kanepi should be at least #18.

Singles - Third Round: (Q) Yaroslava Shvedova def. Carla
Suarez Navarro 6-4 7-5
Talk about a huge chance lost by Carla Suarez Navarro!
She'll hit the Top Forty, but with very little to spare.
She certainly had the chance to go higher.

Singles - Third Round: Arantxa Rus def. (25) Julia
Goerges 7-6(7-5) 2-6 6-2
Julia Goerges wasn't happy that they finished this
match; she thought it was too dark. Perhaps
understandable, given that final set score. She will be
around #25.